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25.01.2022 Only 2 days to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with d...isabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com Image description: Text on Blue background with YDAN logo, and a megaphone. Only 2 days to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com

25.01.2022 Applications are now invited for the Louisa Alessandri Memorial Fund Scholarship, valued at $10,000, which is intended to help students with physical disabilities (including sensory disabilities) under the age of 40 to achieve their career aspirations. You can find more information on how to apply, including the scholarship criteria leaflet and application form, in the link below! http://ow.ly/LK4t50BxzB8

25.01.2022 Do YOU have a lived experience story to share? Wanna be paid $50 for it? We are looking for people with disabilities to share their lived experiences with us for our upcoming Disability Summit.... We're looking for pre-recorded video presentations, as well as other content, such as your artwork, poetry, informative posters etc; that share YOUR experiences, opinions and perspective. And if your story is chosen by us to be featured on the Summit website, we will pay you $50! Submission Guidelines: https://tinyurl.com/y5v8e2cx For more info, or to submit your piece: [email protected] To register for the Summit: www.takingcharge2020.com Image description: Text on Blue background with YDAN logo, a speech bubble, and a megaphone.

25.01.2022 YDAN is attending the People With disabilities WA State Conference 2020. Keep an eye on our social medias for updates over the next two days of the event! #PWdWA #CelebratingSelfAdvocacy #PWdWAConference2020 [Image description: A group of people are seen on a stage in front of an audience. A PowerPoint slide behind them reads ‘Celebrating Self Advocacy’. PWDWA’s banner alongside another banner can be seen also.]

24.01.2022 The 6th of October is World Cerebral Palsy (CP) Day! A day to celebrate people that live with CP. We have various diverse people with disabilities on YDAN including; volunteers, executive committee members and staff. Some of these people, like Layne, here has CP. Meet Layne, one of our executive committee members, and one of the people that manage our social media platforms. ... A little while ago, Layne did a blog for World CP Day and wrote a blog about her athletic journey, as she an under 18 and under 20 Australian record holder and continues to break under 20 F33 Australian records. Happy CP day to everyone out there that lives with CP Go and check out Layne’s blog down below https://www.facebook.com/475222942535430/posts/3429820713742290/?extid=sznl4TBJ1CVrM4qx&d=n

23.01.2022 Paid opportunity: Our friends at People with Disability Australia is offering up a paid writing opportunity for people with disabilities (any age). You will need to pitch a blog to them about you. This is anywhere between 50-150 words. Paid: $200 + GST... Applications close in December More information down below http://ow.ly/YVM750BV3eQ

23.01.2022 One of YDAN"s committee members, Rhiannon, has created a survey from her from work with YACWA. This survey is about how COVID-19 has impacted young people with disabilities. If you have a few seconds, please fill out this survey down below http://ow.ly/54A750BhTG1

22.01.2022 Check out this awesome initiative from Children and Young People with Disability Australia!

22.01.2022 Notification of YDAN 2019/2020 AGM YDAN's AGM for the 2019/2020 financial year will be held online at 5:30pm on Tuesday the 15th December. All YDAN members are invited to attend! Please stay tuned for distribution of the meeting link details, agenda, and 2019/2020 annual report.

22.01.2022 Listening to Prue Hawkins speak on her lived experience of disability and advocacy. [Image description: A women in a power wheelchair speaking into a microphone on stage.]

22.01.2022 YDAN, in celebration of International Day of People with Disability, invites you to our Deaf Awareness Training and Auslan Workshop! Ever wanted to learn more about Deaf culture and the barriers Deaf or Hard of Hearing people face in everyday life? Ever wanted to dip you toes into the language of Auslan? Now is your opportunity! This workshop is free to attend with afternoon tea snacks provided! You must register using the link below as places are limited. Get in quic...k - at the time of writing this post only 12 more places are available and registration will close once places are filled! When: 1pm to 4:15pm Wednesday 9th December 2020 Where: Access Plus WA Deaf, 34 Dodd St, Wembley, WA, 6014 To register (and for more information such as transport) please visit: https://bit.ly/YDANIDPWD2020 Proudly supported by the Department of Communities and Developmental Disability WA. [Image description: A flyer which contains the above information. At the top - the logos for YDAN and Access Plus WA Deaf can be seen. The whole right side of the image is filled with a picture of person who is signing, along with hands of another person in the foreground. In the bottom right of the image are the logos for the Department of Communities and Developmental Disability WA.]

21.01.2022 Our friends at YACWA are working on a powerful project alongside the Mental Health Commission that’s empowering young people to shape how youth mental health and alcohol/other drug services are delivered in Western Australia. Are you aged 12-24 and interested in taking part in a paid consultation? Checkout the details below for consultations held tomorrow and Friday!

21.01.2022 Hi all, Tomorrow is YDAN’s Youth Disability Summit, make sure you register quick! Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers, as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA.... All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! You can register at www.takingcharge2020.com Hope to see you there! Image description: Text on Blue background with YDAN logo, and a megaphone. Only 1 day to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com

21.01.2022 Hey folks, Are you someone that lives in the City of Cockburn? Are you between the age of 15-18? Do you have an interest in gaining some leadership skills?... Our friends at the Cockburn Youth Services is hosting an 8-week youth leadership program. Hosted by David Castelanelli, nominated last year for the Edith Conway University Awards at the WA Youth Awards 2019. You will learn many leadership skills such as public speaking, leadership goals, interviews and applications and so much more. For more information and to register head to http://ow.ly/ZtAb50Bwr6S Registration closes 5pm (AWST) 24th September (this coming Thursday)!

21.01.2022 Hey folks! One of our staff members, Madi is featured in a documentary which is coming out soon! This documentary is about different aspects of people with a disability. Please like Soul Gestures Inc and follow them for regular updates!

21.01.2022 UNLEASHED UPDATE Did you miss out on our smashing Showcase event, to close up the epic UNLEASHED program? Don't stress! Our livestream, with Auslan interpreter, is available on our Facebook page. If you made it along, you would have watched our own very exciting Lip Sync Battle Video launch! It is now available to watch at your own leisure. So grab some popcorn and turn up your speakers - we've got some serious moves from ripper young people with disabilities all over A...ustralia! Right here, right now, on your screens, hearing aids, and screen-readers! CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO DESCRIPTION: https://bit.ly/3kZfeDC AUDIO DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.

20.01.2022 Registrations are still open! YDAN, in celebration of International Day of People with Disability, invites you to our Deaf Awareness Training and Auslan Workshop! Ever wanted to learn more about Deaf culture and the barriers Deaf or Hard of Hearing people face in everyday life? Ever wanted to dip you toes into the language of Auslan? Now is your opportunity! ... This workshop is free to attend with afternoon tea snacks provided! You must register using the link below as places are limited. When: 1pm to 4:15pm Wednesday 9th December 2020 Where: Access Plus WA Deaf, 34 Dodd St, Wembley, WA, 6014 To register (and for more information such as transport) please visit: https://bit.ly/YDANIDPWD2020 Proudly supported by the Department of Communities and Developmental Disability WA. [Image description: A flyer which contains the above information. At the top - the logos for YDAN and Access Plus WA Deaf can be seen. The whole right side of the image is filled with a picture of person who is signing, along with hands of another person in the foreground. In the bottom right of the image are the logos for the Department of Communities and Developmental Disability WA.]

20.01.2022 YDAN are now hiring! We are a vibrant organisation with a huge range of skills and interests that make us a diverse team that is dedicated to our members - young people with disabilities. If this sounds like an organisation you would like to be a part of - apply now to become our Project Manager! Our organisation is constantly growing and is brimming with potential for you to grow your career, make your mark, and be given the flexibility you need. Check out the job ad and... how you can apply here: https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/YDAN/project-manager Applications close 5pm 10th June. [Image shows a graphic with the words: ‘Job Opportunity! Project Manager! 12-months, part-time with possibility for extension. Apply Now!’ Blue wavy lines border the image along with YDAN’s logo in the bottom right corner.] See more

20.01.2022 Only 3 days to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with d...isabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com Image description: Text on Blue background with YDAN logo, and a megaphone. Only 3 days to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com

20.01.2022 Hearing some amazing insights from a panel of people with disabilities speaking on leadership and systemic advocacy wins! Including our very own Laura Bullock! [Image description: A group of five people on stage, behind them is the slide which reads ‘celebrating self advocacy’] #PWdWA #PWdWAConference2020 #CelebratingSelfAdvocacy

19.01.2022 Content warning: abuse "Building trust with doctors and allied health professionals can take years, Mr Wallace said, and he is fearful that assessments with unfamiliar doctors will both be traumatic, and result in people with disabilities not being assessed properly, which could lead to people being denied access to the scheme, or not getting appropriate funding. "There is absolutely no way that a physio or allied health professional I do not know or trust is touching me or coming near me," he said."

19.01.2022 Our committee member, Jack was featured on our friends the Youth Pride Network - YPN social media page last week for National Week for Deaf People. A week to celebrate People with hearing impairments https://www.facebook.com/youthpridenetwork/videos/349233576395414

19.01.2022 We would like to thank Little Black Dress Digital for their help with our latest 2020 Annual Report. You can check out our Annual report at: http://ow.ly/Y8Px50D5Vbe Image description: 8 pages of the Annual Report in our photo. Behind this a white marble background. ... https://www.facebook.com//a.1287488357223/135659868364602/

19.01.2022 Hey folks, Our friends at Women with Disabilities Australia are delivering a leadership program, peer networking opportunities and many other activities to give women and non-binary people an opportunity to explore what leadership means to them. Survey closes on the 15th of January ... More information is in the post down below https://www.facebook.com//a.510270399001/6053269491368359/

19.01.2022 YDAN sends our warmest wishes to all of our members and hopes you are all able to enjoy this holiday season! We know this has been a tough year for most, so we hope you able to use this time to reflect on the year and celebrate all that we have with family and friends. We are thinking of everyone who may still be going through a tough time - the holiday season isn't a joyous time for everyone. If you are struggling, please reach out to those you trust or get in touch with a s...upport service like Lifeline or Kids Helpline. [Image description: Image shows the YDAN logo above the words: Sending you the warmest wishes for a joyful holiday season, from the YDAN team. On the left side of the image is bunch of decorated cookies in heart, star, circle and tree shapes.]

19.01.2022 Listening to a panel sharing their experiences of self-managing their NDIS funding. [Image description: A group of five people are seen on stage. Two are wheelchair users, two are seated, and one is standing. The powerpoint in the background reads ‘Celebrating Self Advocacy’]

18.01.2022 Listening to Dr John Byrne from the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity talking on employment for people with disability and how the NDIS and equal opportunity act can help improve engagement in employment. [Image description: Dr John Byrne presenting behind a lectern.]

18.01.2022 Looking for something to do for International Day of People with Disability? Check out this event being held by ECU Joondalup where Prue Hawkins will speak on her personal experiences and insights into access and inclusion in education, employment and society more generally. Tickets are free and YDAN recently undertook an audit of this event to recommend all the ways it can be made accessible for attendees with disabilities. For more details follow the link below!

18.01.2022 Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) last week launched the first National Youth Disability Leadership Program! This program is designed for young people with disability anywhere in Australia, aged 18-25. The program is for young people with disability who have aspirations and goals to become future young leaders. The program is free to participate in and is completely online, meaning you can participate from anywhere in Australia!... Nominations are set to close on Wednesday 18 November at 11:59pm. There are two nomination forms available! You can find out more information about the Young Leaders Program here: https://www.cydayouth.events/young-leaders-program. Image Description: A graphic with a white circle in the middle of a light blue background. In the white circle is large orange bold and outlined text that says 'YOUNG LEADERS'. Above the orange text is an icon which has black circle and line shapes. Underneath the orange text is black text that says 'National Youth Disability Leadership Program'. Below the black text is CYDA's logo, which has white lowercase text 'cyda' over the top of green and orange circle shapes. The graphic also has a white border around the outside of the light blue background.

17.01.2022 Tune in for this exciting collaboration with the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, coming up over the next month.

17.01.2022 Today was International Day of People with Disability - a day to ensure that the achievements of people with disability are celebrated, that the voices and needs of disabled people are centred, and a day to draw attention to the many battles and issues still facing many even today. Let us know what you did to mark the occasion down below! [Image description: The words ‘3 December International Day of People with Disability’ is in dark blue font at the bottom. An outline of a human figure is seen in the same blue colour. Beside them are splashes of colours in orange, green and blue.]

16.01.2022 Are you a young person? Are you keen to connect with other young people with disability from around Australia? Keen to hear from speakers on what they are passionate about? Excited to learn about social movements and how to talk truth to power?... If you answered yes to any of the above, then you are in luck! CYDA is hosting the National Youth Disability Summit! It has been designed by and for young people with disability and it's TOTALLY free and online! Head to www.cydayouth.events to register (did we mention it's free?!) and get excited! Image Description: Logo of the National Youth Disability Summit. The letters NYDS are in the middle of the graphic in black text, with the Y outlined in blue. Below the main logo is the wording National Youth Disability Summit and the Summit dates, September 29 October 3. Below the dates is the website for the Summit, w: cydayouth.events. There are orange, blue and red circle shapes located around the logo and text.

14.01.2022 Jillian Mercado, model and disability activist spoke to Voyage about her experiences as someone living with a disability during COVID-19, she has also spoken about the lack of opportunity that people with disabilities have to speak about their concerns. She explains, It’s unfair because representation matters so much when you’re growing up and not seeing yourself reflected back, especially in the disability community, where there’s already a stigma that we’re not worth [muc...h]. The TV and movie world is supposed to be a fantasy, and yet it still reminds us every single time that society still doesn’t see us as being worthy. You can read it further, down below https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifesty//jillian-mercado

14.01.2022 We are all set up and ready to go here at the YDAN UNLEASHED show-case and celebration! [Image description: White chair can be seen in front of podium and lounge chairs. Screens with the UNLEASHED graphic which reads ‘YDAN Presents UNLEASHED Showcase Celebration 2020’]

13.01.2022 Would you like to learn more about the Disability Royal Commission? Have your say in YDAN's Project Planning Survey! YDAN is creating an online training program to teach young people with disabilities more about the Disability Royal Commission.... To help us create the most relevant and effective program possible, we want YOUR feedback about online learning - what works for you, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see in our training modules. To complete the survey, click here: https://forms.gle/J6DYvd182e1aemNA9 For more info about the DRC Project: https://tinyurl.com/y3d53ws4 Survey deadline extended until Tuesday 5th January 2021! [Image presents the above text on a blue background with the YDAN logo and a speech bubble]

13.01.2022 We are hosting a Youth Disability Summit at the end of October! An online event that features the topics of mental health, employment, NDIS (National Disability Insurance Scheme) and self-advocacy. Date: Tuesday 27th of October and Wednesday 28th of October When: 1pm 7pm AWST time (for both days) Register now at www.takingcharge2020.com... Hope to see you there! Image description: A blue background, on the top of this it says, YDAN.COM.AU in bold blue writing with a blue logo next to it of someone talking out of the microphone. There is a small white sketched rectangle as the background for this. Undeath this there is white writing that says, YOUTH TAKING CHARGE: DISABILITY SUMMIT 2020, underneath this it says A free, accessible, all ages online event, Over 2 huge days, join our Guest Speakers and Presenters as they discuss what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA!, below this is four white boxes, in each of them is a blue logo, of a brain underneath this it says MENTAL HEALTH, a blue logo of a job list underneath this it says EMPLOYMENT, in the white box next to this it has a blue information book underneath this it says NDIS, and in the final box it has a blue logo of someone speaking out of a microphone, and underneath this it says SELF ADVOCACY. Underneath these pictures is a small whit speech bubble that says, ALL of our Summit Webinars will feature Auslan Interpreters and Captions! in blue writing. Next to this a dark blue box which says Tuesday 27th October & Wednesday 28th October 1pm-7pm (AWST). Underneath this in dark blue is the words Register now!, and in white bold writing underneath this it says www.takingcharge2020.com.

12.01.2022 The federal government has promised to introduce and ensure confidentiality for the Disability Royal Commission submissions to ensure that people with a disability can share their experiences, and it will still be confidential. Porter explains, The amendments will ensure that the work of this royal commission is guided by people’s experiences and that its outcomes are based on a true reflection of those experiences, Read the full article down below https://probonoaustralia.com.au//greater-privacy-protect/

12.01.2022 It’s today!! Not too late to make your way over to Burswood Space to start at 11am... see you soon!

12.01.2022 Hey folks, We have got 2 massive days coming up this week, as it is the Youth Disability Summit: Taking Charge 2020! We have hired people across the country to talk about their experiences within the disability sector!... This two-day summit includes topics on; mental health, employment, NDIS, self-employment and so much more! Do you want to hear from the best of the best! Check out these pictures, or head to the link down below https://www.takingcharge2020.com Image descriptions are in each of the images down below

12.01.2022 Part 4 of our collaboration with the Youth Affairs Council of WA is out today! Have a read bellow to gain some insights into how attitudes towards young people with disability changed throughout the pandemic.

12.01.2022 The YDAN Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020 starts TODAY! If you have registered but haven’t received the webinar links and passcodes email yet, please check your Junk/Spam folder. If you still can’t locate them, please email us ASAP at [email protected] and we can send them to you again. ... If you haven’t yet registered for our awesome 2 day, all ages, FREE online event, do it now! www.takingcharge2020.com

12.01.2022 Our friends over at YACWA are hiring youth consultants! YACWA is on the lookout for young people to work with them on a casual basis on a variety of youth-focused pieces of work including workshops, consultations and steering groups. If that sounds like you, submit your application by 15 January ... https://www.ethicaljobs.com.au//YAC/yacwa-youth-consultant

12.01.2022 Australian model, Lisa Cox shares her experience about being a disabled model during the pandemic. Most of the cat walks across the world has either been cancelled or done virtually (online) due to COVID-19. Read further about article down below https://thenewdaily.com.au//lisa-cox-disability-in-fashion/

12.01.2022 Attending the session on children and young people, listening to Rhiannon De Cinque (our very own Deputy Chair!) and Colin Pettit from Commissioner for Children and Young People. #PWdWA #CelebratingSelfAdvocacy #PWdWAConference2020 [Image 1 shows a young person presenting in front of a slide which says ‘Young People & Disability Advocacy’ alongside logos for YDAN and YACWA. Image 2 shows a man presenting in front of a slide which reads ‘Listening to children and young people’s view on disability’.]

11.01.2022 Today we held an event for International Day of People with Disabilities. The workshop saw us all learn a lot about how to be more inclusive of people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, and, taught us a few basic Auslan signs as well! Thanks to Developmental Disability WA and the Department of Communities for the grant which made this event possible. Thank you so much also to Access Plus WA Deaf for hosting the workshop today.

11.01.2022 Only 2 weeks to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with ...disabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com Image description: Text on Blue background with YDAN logo, and a megaphone. Only 2 weeks to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com

11.01.2022 The YDAN Career Mentor Program matched up young people with disabilities with Peer Mentors - people with disabilities who are established and successful in their careers with the aim of fostering positive peer relationships, and increase the capacity and confidence of young people with disabilities as they enter the workforce. Aided by the Program’s Learning Modules which focused on topics like Communication skills, Creating your Resume, Job Interview Skills, and Knowing y...our Rights in the Workplace, Mentors also worked together with their Mentees to address and overcome barriers in access to employment through growing connections and support networks. Over the next 2 weeks, we will share some of the awesome feedback from this year’s participants about the Career Mentor Program! Click on the images for individual image descriptions!

11.01.2022 PART 1: What is an accessibility gain... and why does accessibility matter?? The first instalment of YACWA and YDAN's Young People with Disability & COVID-19 series is here!! This week we are introducing the idea of accessibility and accessibility gains in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.... We will hear from young people with disability about: Changes made because of COVID-19 that improved accessibility for them in some way (big or small!) AND... what new and accessible practices they would like to see continued after the pandemic is over. **Please keep in mind that disability affects people in an extremely diverse range of ways, so the thoughts shared here are by no means reflective of the universal pandemic experience of all young people with disability. For a plain text version of this resource with a full image transcription and description click the following link: https://www.yacwa.org.au//Part-1.-What-is-an-accessibility

11.01.2022 Listening to Samantha Jenkinson talking about the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission. [Image description: Sam in a manual wheelchair is speaking into a microphone. Behind her is a slide which reads ‘NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’. To the right side of the stage are two banners, one for PWDWA. To the left of the stage is an Auslan interpreter.] #PWdWA #PWdWAConference2020 #CelebratingSelfAdvocacy

10.01.2022 Australian Paralympian swimmer, Monique Murphy and Australian model, Emily Prior has spoken up about the lack of representation there is models with a disability that there is in the mainstream media. Nine News explains There's still a way to go in representation for the 4.4 million Australians living with disability, however Prior and Murphy agree the unique journey they've had with their bodies has been a source of pride. For more information, or to read the please click... on the article down below http://ow.ly/2jBj50BsdhH See more

10.01.2022 Hey folks, Today we were located at Burswood Space for our UNLEASHED event! Thank you to our project coordinator, Laura, who ran this amazing program for young people living with disability. Today we heard from Madi, Grace, Shenali and Nita (who was our MC for this fantastic event), as well as many other people who unfortunately couldn’t make today’s event.... The program was to build up people with disabilities skills for the workplace, as well as public speaking skills. We say a huge thank you to everyone that participated and was involved in this program, as well as everyone who came to this event! Image descriptions are in each of the images down below See more

10.01.2022 As an organisation run by and for young people with disability, we very much support the lived experience of disabled people (which is commonly pushed aside compared to the voices of non-disabled people). Published in Seesaw Magazine, read below Patrick Gunasekera's review of 'WHOOSH!", Sensorium THeatre's latest show aimed at neurodiverse children, held as part of the AWESOME Festival. We encourage organisations such as Sensorium Theatre, Awesome Arts and Performing Lines WA to take on board feedback provided by disabled people themselves, including disabled adults, in order to improve their activities and services.

09.01.2022 We have established an Instagram account in June to border YDAN’s horizons and connect with more people on another social media platform. We have just reached 200 followers on our Instagram Page, thanks to everyone that gave us a follow! Follow us at www.instagram.com/ydan_wa! If you have any suggestions, please let us know in the comments down below ... Image description: A white background with a large blue circle in the middle. In white in writing it says, YDAN.com.au, up above a sketched drawing of microphone, this sketch has been completed in white colours.

08.01.2022 Our Executive Committee Chairperson, Rebecca Evans did a story for the Disability WA (also known as the National Disability Services) as part of their International Day for People with Disability celebration. Rebecca has been working with us as a disability advocate, but also one of our communications people for YDAN for the past four years. We would like to congratulate Rebecca for the continuous hard work that she does for our organisation. Check out her story down below ... Image description: Rebecca is in a power wheelchair. She is smiling and facing the camera on a slight angle. She is wearing a ventilator mask on her face, a top with pink and purple stripes, and black pants. The background behind her is filled with greenery and a path. https://www.facebook.com/bec.l.evans/posts/1014403839034738

08.01.2022 PART 2 out today!

08.01.2022 Are you someone living with a disability that wants to get their voice heard? Do you have a passion for writing? We are calling out for someone living with a disability to do a blog for us for International Day of People with Disability! ... Submissions closes 5pm AWST on 28th November You can summit your piece via email to [email protected], only PDF’s and word documents will be accepted. Image description: A blue background with YDAN’s logo (YDAN.com.au with a microphone on top of it), next to this it says, Do you want to have your voice heard? Are you someone who loves to write, and wants their voice heard? underneath this is a laptop with YDAN’s logo (YDAN.com.au with a microphone on top of it), in the top right corner of the screen. Underneath this it says, We are looking for someone to do a blog for us for International Day of People With Disabilities (3rd of December 2020) and, submissions close on the 28th of November 5pm AWST time More information is down below. See more

07.01.2022 YDANs Executive Chair, Rebecca’s sport team was on Nine News during this week. Thanks to Channel 9 and Lottery West, Rebecca’s team is given up to $5,000 for their sporting equipment. If you know anyone that is interested in trying powerchair team games, please contact Western Australian Powerchair Football Association - WAPFA today! (no subtitles)

07.01.2022 Have your say on our survey for the 2020 Youth Disability Summit! Survey extended until Wednesday 9th September! Are you a young person aged between 12-25, living with a disability in WA?... Do you want to have your say on what you care about, and what the big issues really are? Then we want you to have your say in the YDAN 2020 Youth Disability Summit Survey! https://forms.gle/asgLYnE4iGA7eBwb6 Need the survey in an alternative format? Please email Emma (Project Manager) at [email protected] [Image description: Image has a blue theme with white and yellow accents. It is comprised of mostly text, which is found above. A blue speaker with the YDAN logo can be seen in the top left hand corner.]

07.01.2022 Are you someone who has a disability that is based in WA? Do you want to try something new? On the 10th of October from 10:00-11:30am there is an all-inclusive para athletic come and try day. this will be at the WA Athletic Stadium! This includes; seated throws, standing throws, wheelchair racing, running and RaceRunning (new discipline in para-athletics) ... For those that are interested more information to register for this come and try day is http://ow.ly/xD1U50Buggx Image description: a light blue background with dark blue circle in the top right corner. PARA’ in yellow bold, ATHLETICS COME & TRY DAY in white bold writing. Underneath this is three images, the first one is of a boy throwing a shot put, the second one is of a young lady running, and the third picture is of two young ladies kneeling and a girl in a wheelchair in the middle of them and these ladies are smiling at the camera. In bold it says, 10 Oct 2020 WA ATHLETICS STADIUM, Our Para Come and Try Day is a FREE event providing the opportunity for athletes of all ages and abilities to discover the variety of track and field events, and find out more about getting classified for Paralympic Sport. Weather you want to have fun, make friends and be more active or have Paralympic aspirations, athletics has something for everyone. Join us from 10am-11:30am at the WA Athletics Stadium. For more information and registration, visit www.athhleticswest.com.au/para-come-try

06.01.2022 The website for our Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020 is officially live! Take a look over at www.takingcharge2020.com for more information, or stay tuned to our social medias for further updates! [Image description: The image has a white and blue theme. It reads: 'Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020. Tuesday 27 October - Wednesday 28 October. 1 PM - 7 PM (AWST). Register here! www.takingcharge2020.com. 4 Key Topics, Special Guest Speakers, Lived experience stories, Q & A Sessions ...and much more!' The words ' YDAN .com.au' can be seen in the top left corner alongside the outline of a megaphone. In the bottom right corner, an outline of two hands signing and an image of the letters 'CC' can be seen.]

06.01.2022 Image description: A blue background with writing on the top right side of the page that says, CHECK OUT OUR SERVICES. Underneath this there is a white circle that says, CONTACT US FOR A QUOTE!, and next to it is a white circle with a black and yellow pen in the centre of it, below that it says, Audits, there is a white circle next to audits with a bright yellow globe in it, underneath this it says, Workshops, and then another white circle next to workshops that has a yellow speaker in the centre of the circle and underneath the circle is says, Speakers. Underneath all the circles and the words there is a white dotted line.

06.01.2022 ! Wheelchair Sports NSW has partnered up with a signer, Casey Donovan for her new project, the music video "How I Roll". This features five para-athletes listening to Casey's new song, while watching pictures of amazing Australian para-athletes over the years. All proceeds for this campaign goes back into Wheelchair Sports NSW. Watch it now, down below!... http://ow.ly/QgAp50Bt4gR See more

06.01.2022 Our selected participants are now racing through the UNLEASHED Training Program! To celebrate their finishing later this month, we are holding our first FREE face-to-face Wrap-Up Showcase and Celebration event, on Saturday 24th October, 11am - 2pm! Where? At the brand new stunning Burswood Space. Event comes with Auslan interpreters and free yummy food The aim of the Showcase is to celebrate the completion of the program, showcase new skills and confidence gained by our you...ng participants with disabilities, and facilitate open, friendly engagement between participants and potential employers and business representatives. Bring your open minds and questions. Everyone is welcome! Come for the powerful presentations from our finishing powerhouse participants and guest speakers, stay for the free (catered!) food!!! Whether you are in school, a recruiting manager or HR person, a business representative, public servant, parent, studying - we would love to see you! This celebration turned fun networking opportunity is not to be missed. Don't forget to grab your free ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ydan-unleashed-showcase-cel

06.01.2022 The Department of Health is reviewing and creating a Disability Access and Inclusion Plan for 2020-2025. This is to improve the access and inclusion of the organisation over the next five years. For more information: https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au//Plan-to-improve-access-and-i Survey: https://datalibrary-rc.health.wa.gov.au/surveys/

06.01.2022 VisAbility is pleased to announce the launch of 'How I Learn', a free tool to help young people with disabilities advocate for their unique learning needs. The 'How I Learn' website allows students to document their educational, learning and accessibility needs in one place. It empowers students with disabilities to document their learning and accessibility needs in one place. One youngster who’s been trialing out the How I Learn website is Emily Prior, who is 12, and has ce...rebral palsy. It has given me more control of the way I like to be taught and lets the school know they are doing the right things to support me, she explains. Her mum Jenny, says as a parent it gives her reassurance that the school is doing all it can to make Emily’s educational journey easier. Emily has a physical disability so the school need to know about her accessibility needs as she uses a wheelchair. She also prefers multiple choice type questions rather than writing down long answers, says Jenny. The How I Learn website is available here: www.howilearn.com.au For more info contact: [email protected]

06.01.2022 Have Your Say on the YDAN Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020 If you attended the Summit, we want to hear from you: what parts you enjoyed the most, what you learnt, and what we could’ve done better. Tell us what you think - complete the Summit Feedback Survey by clicking the link below, and you can also go into the draw to WIN 1 of 5 $30 Pre-paid online MasterCards!... (Terms & Conditions apply, see T&C’s link below) Post Summit Survey Link: https://forms.gle/eWJooKeTWbjsqsvD6 Survey Prize Draw T&C’s: https://tinyurl.com/yxu3kg2y Image description found in the comments section below!

06.01.2022 YDAN's Executive Committee has had some changes to their leadership due to YDAN’s former Executive Chair, Jesse, ageing out. As a result, the Executive Chair position was vacated, and a vote taken to elect the next Chair. Congratulations to Rebecca (YDAN's former Deputy Chair) on being voted in as YDAN's new Executive Chair; and to one of our executive committee members, Rhiannon, who is now filling the role of Deputy Chair. We thank Jesse for all of his hard work with YDAN ...and we wish him all the best in his success for the future! Image description: On the left is a young lady in a power chair and on the right is another young lady who is sitting on the wall smiling at the camera.

05.01.2022 Are you a person aged 22 or over, living with a disability in WA? Are you established in your career field? Can you spare 1 - 2 hours per fortnight to mentor a young person living with disability via video chat, to help guide and ready them for entering the workforce?... We are looking for 2 more volunteer Mentors who are ready to make an immediate start in the YDAN Youth Taking Charge: Career Mentor Program! The YDAN Career Mentor Program pairs up young people (aged 12-25) living with disability in WA with people with disability who are excelling in their chosen profession who will act as a mentor motivating and guiding the young person, and readying them for the workforce. The Program is facilitated by fortnightly video chat sessions between the pairs, over a 8-10 week period. For more information, please visit the following links: Program Outline: https://tinyurl.com/ybjly426 Mentor Position Description: https://tinyurl.com/y2jflpr3 Mentor Application Form: https://forms.gle/BZxTJwyRRFhxLMqE6 This round of Mentor applications is open until Monday, 7th September 2020. [Image description: A flyer containing the above information. The flyer is in a mostly blue colour scheme with yellow accents. The YDAN logo can be seen in the top left hand corner]

05.01.2022 Manning Tennis Club was featured in last weeks newsletter, this was a newsletter from Tennis Australia, which displayed all the wheelchair tennis clubs around Australia. Manning Tennis had a come and try wheelchair tennis day earlier this year, which as result of this they have gained 10 para athletes with all different of disabilities and injuries. If you are interested, manning tennis is a Western Australian club. They train every Wednesday and second Saturday mornings at ...the Manning Tennis Courts. Manning Tennis Club For more information please head to the link down below under Club Spotlight: Manning Tennis Club http://ow.ly/VHbR50Bwo3l

05.01.2022 Hey folks, Instagram and Facebook is updating their accessibility lately for the wider community to be able to read and engage on their social media platforms. Check out the new features in this article ... https://www.cnet.com//instagram-launches-automatic-capti/ See more

04.01.2022 Hey folks, Due to the current situation of COVID-19, Pride WA aren’t hosting their annual WA Pride Parade this year. As a result, YDAN is unable to organise a Disability Pride float for 2020. The Disability Pride float is something that we and many of our members look forward to each year - an opportunity to celebrate the diversity that exists within our community, as well as the intersectionality between the disability community and the LGBTQIA+ community. ... Hopefully see you in 2021 #PrideFest Image description: A group of people together holding a sign which says ‘Disability Pride’ See more

04.01.2022 Are you a young person with a disability, living between 18 and 24 years old? Do you live in Perth, and do you want to have a night out? Calm and Connected is running their second 18+ program for young adults in the city! You get to go to the comedy lounge, the Consenio, and do so much more other fun activities!... This can be NDIS funded. For further information and to register please click down below

04.01.2022 Check out this ABC News Article from Ness, a previous YDAN Executive Committee member!

03.01.2022 Want to learn more about the Disability Royal Commission? Have your say in our DRC Project Planning Survey! YDAN is creating an online training program to teach young people with disabilities more about the Disability Royal Commission.... To help us create the most relevant and effective program possible, we want YOUR feedback about online learning - what works for you, what doesn't, and what you'd like to see in our training modules. To complete the survey, click here: https://forms.gle/J6DYvd182e1aemNA9 For more info about the DRC Project: https://tinyurl.com/y3d53ws4 Survey closes Tuesday, 29th December 2020. [Image description: Image is a graphic which contains the above information. It has a blue background with white text, YDAN's logo and a speech bubble.]

03.01.2022 We are back for day 2 of the People With disabilities WA state conference! [Imahr description: Several people are on stage in front of a PowerPoint slide. The audience can be seen in the foreground.] #PWdWA #PWdWAConference2020 #CelebratingSelfAdvocacy

03.01.2022 Our committee member, Jack, and our Project Coordinator, Laura, are both apart of a queer and deaf band, Alter Boy! They have just released their first ever music video, which we are so excited to share with you. Congratulations folks! And thanks Laura and Jack for all continuous support with our mission! Go and follow their journey at Alter Boy on Facebook and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/alterboyband/)!... And make sure you check out and share this awesome music video See more

03.01.2022 Calling progressive project management professionals with social conscience to guide our key projects! Applications for our Project Manager position have been extended, and we have a new job ad on Seek! For more information and how to apply, please visit: https://www.seek.com.au/job/52550700

02.01.2022 Hey folks, There is an extension for this Youth Leadership Program! Are you someone that lives in the City of Cockburn?... Are you between the age of 15-18? Do you have an interest in gaining some leadership skills? Our friends at the Cockburn Youth Services is hosting an 8-week youth leadership program. Hosted by David Castelanelli, nominated last year for the Edith Conway University Awards at the WA Youth Awards 2019. You will learn many leadership skills such as public speaking, leadership goals, interviews and applications and so much more. For more information and to register head to http://ow.ly/ZtAb50Bwr6S Registration closes 5pm (AWST) 1st of October (this coming Thursday)!

02.01.2022 Only 1 week to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with d...isabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com Image description: Text on Blue background with YDAN logo, and a megaphone. Only 1 week to go until the Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020! Tuesday 27 October and Wednesday 28 October, 1pm to 7pm AWST. Our all ages, accessible FREE online event will be jam-packed with live, interactive presentations from guest speakers (with the line-up due to be released late next week), as well as lived experience stories, awesome On-Demand video presentations, downloadable content, and heaps more; with a focus on what REALLY matters to young people with disabilities in WA. All live presentations will have Auslan interpreters as well as captions too! To make sure you don’t miss this BIG 2 day event, you can register at: www.takingcharge2020.com

02.01.2022 The agenda for our two-day Youth Taking Charge: Disability Summit 2020 has now been released! Starting tomorrow there will two days jam-packed with some amazing speakers! If you haven't registered yet, but see a session you would be interested in attending, registrations are still open! Visit takingcharge2020.com for more information and to register! To see the full schedule (which is also screen-reader accessible) visit https://www.takingcharge2020.com/schedule... [Image description: Both images are blue and white flyers with a list of times and session names. Full text can be found in the link above]

01.01.2022 Are you someone living with a disability that is based in WA? Do you want to try something new? On the 26th of November from 9am-Midday or 1pm-3pm there is an all abilities event in race cars. Note: all participants must be 16+... Please click on the link down below for more information and to register for this event https://form.jotform.com/202501463159853

01.01.2022 Powerful speech from Senator Jordon Steele-John on the Disability Royal Commission and enacting systemic change! [Image description: Senator Jordon Steele John is in a manual wheelchair and speaking into a microphone.]

01.01.2022 Nominations for CYDA’s Young Leaders Program are NOW OPEN! The program will take place between July 2021 and May 2022. This program is completely online and is designed for young people with disability anywhere in Australia, aged 18-25. The program is an opportunity to meet new people across the country, develop skills, knowledge, and be introduced to a network of engaged young people and sector leaders! This program will support YOUR leadership ambitions and YOUR skills and ...interests, whatever they may be! Nominations for the program close at 11:59pm AEST on Tuesday 15 June (next week). Nominate today! https://www.cydayouth.events/young-leaders-program Image Description: A graphic with a white circle in the middle of a light blue background. In the white circle is large orange bold and outlined text that says 'NOMINATIONS OPEN'. Above the orange text is an icon which has black circle and line shapes. Underneath the orange text is black text that says 'National Youth Disability Leadership Program'. Below the black text is CYDA's logo, which has white lowercase text 'cyda' over the top of green and orange circle shapes. The graphic also has a white border around the outside of the light blue background.